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Senator Richard C. Shelby's Public Statements on Defense

Richard Shelby
Full Name: Richard C. Shelby
Office: U.S. Senate (AL) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Annette; 2 Children: Richard Jr., Claude Nevin
Birth Date: 05/06/1934
Birth Place: Birmingham, AL
Home City: Tuscaloosa, AL
Religion: Presbyterian

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Feb. 21, 2013 GOP Senator's Backing Gives Hagel Enough Support to be Pentagon chief Washington, DC
Feb. 20, 2013 Sen. Shelby: Budget Cuts "Draconian' Hartselle, TN
Feb. 14, 2013 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Shelby: Sequestration is No Solution to Our Spending Problem Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
April 29, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Unknown
Oct. 21, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010-Conference Report--Resumed Washington, DC
Oct. 21, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Oct. 8, 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Oct. 1, 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Aug. 20, 2009 Newsletter - Huntsville Continues to Define National Missile Defense Unknown
June 4, 2009 Hearing Of The Defense Subcommittee Of The Senate Committee On Appropriations - Fiscal Year 2010 Department Of The Air Force Budget Overview Washington, DC
May 13, 2009 Letter to Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, Director, Missile Defense Agency Washington, DC
April 30, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Appropriations Committee - The President's FY 2009 War Supplemental Request Washington, DC
Dec. 11, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Dec. 5, 2008 Shelby: Missile Defense Testing Succeeds Again Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2008 Huntsville Times - Shelby Expects Defense Cuts Fight Huntsville, AL
Aug. 29, 2008 Newsletter - European Third Site Advances Unknown
July 31, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
July 9, 2008 Shelby: Missile Defense Needed Now Washington, DC
July 2, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
June 10, 2008 The Hill - Pro-Boeing Rhetoric on Tanker Doesn't Add Up Washington, DC
April 28, 2008 Huntsville Times - A Missile-defense Milestone Huntsville, AL
April 23, 2008 Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - FY 2009 Missile Defense Agency Budget Overview Washington, DC
March 5, 2008 Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee: Proposed Budget Estimates for FY 2009 for the Department of the Navy Washington, DC
Oct. 24, 2007 Defense Authorization Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2007 Iraq Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 Washington, DC
Aug. 26, 2005 Shelby Commends Alabama BRAC Decisions Washington, DC
June 30, 2005 Shelby Statement Before BRAC Commission Washington, DC
Oct. 27, 2004 CNN Larry King Live - Transcript Unknown
June 22, 2004 Shelby Announces Defense Funding for Anniston Washington, DC
June 22, 2004 Shelby Announces Defense Funding for Huntsville Washington, DC
June 2, 2004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Washington, DC
May 19, 2004 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Washington, DC
May 12, 2004 Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - FY05 Appropriations for Defense Department Washington, DC
Sept. 30, 2003 Defense Production Reauthorization Act of 2003 Washington, DC
July 15, 2003 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 - Continued Washington, DC
June 5, 2003 Defense Production Act Washington, DC
May 7, 2003 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Holds Hearing on FY2004 Appropriations Washington, DC
April 9, 2003 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Holds Hearing on FY2004 Missile Defense Appropriations Washington, DC
April 3, 2003 Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003 Washington, DC
March 26, 2003 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Holds Hearing on FY2004 Air Force Appropriations Washington, DC
March 19, 2003 Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC
Issue Position: National Defense Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Missile Defense Unknown
Issue Position: Missile Defense Unknown

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